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Regional Dishes have local terminologies. Good thing is, the regional chefs were able to put it into a national cooking book for everybody to know.

These are the most common terms in Filipino cooking that you should get familiar with. It is written in Tagalog/Filipino terms with corresponding explanation in English words.

So, read on, culinary enthusiasts. These will be a great help when you cook you specialties.

"Adobo/Inadobo" − cooked in soy sauce . It could also refer to just roasting on a wok, with light oil, garlic and salt, as in adobong mani (peanut) done more for snacks, while the former is more associated with viands.